"Commander Kinsey" wrote in message
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On Mon, 07 Jun 2021 20:48:07 +0100, FromTheRafters
wrote:

Commander Kinsey formulated on Monday :
Doesn't giving a coronavirus vaccine to everyone increase the chances of
the
virus mutating to avoid the vaccine? So we should be using it
sparingly.

Good point actually. I questioned this earlier as I was thinking about
in the USA we have basically three vaccines. We have heard about
bacteria being resistant due to overuse of antibacterials and
antibiotics. This is a little different.

The greatest threat is in the unvaccinated population who continue to
harbor the virus, there will always be some for one reason or another.
The bigger the host population the more the viruses environment shapes
the newer generations. Resistance can build.

The other point is, vaccinated people can still host the virus and
spread it to others, they are just less likely to get the serious
disease outcome than the unvaccinated. This is no magic bullet, it is
just another common-sense weapon in the battle against the virus.

If the vaccine doesn't stop you catching it and passing it on, it's
****ing absolutely pointless!

That only happens in a tiny subset of those vaccinated.

The vaccination also radically reduces the severity of the
disease if you do get infected and the risk of death too.

It's not going to slow down the passing of the virus whatsoever.

But when it works in the vast majority of the vaccinated, it does.

Yet another waste of government money.

Nope.